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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01443615.2015.1127904 | DOI Listing |
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyō, Japan.
We report a case of placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) with transient hyperthyroidism. A 29-year-old gravida 2 para 2 woman presented with abnormal genital bleeding 6 months after delivery. Endometrial histology suggested PSTT.
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November 2024
Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, IRL.
Non-gestational choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor that arises independent of gestational events, making less than 0.6% of all ovarian germ cell tumors. Unlike the more common gestational choriocarcinoma, which is associated with pregnancy, non-gestational choriocarcinoma originates from germ cells within the ovary.
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November 2024
The Department of Urology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital.
A 26-year-old male presented to a hospital with complaints of hemoptysis and right scrotal swelling. Computed tomography (CT) revealed right testicular swelling, multiple lung metastases, and small intestinal wall thickening. The patient's β-human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha-fetoprotein, lactate dehydrogenase, and hemoglobin levels were 103.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; and.
Disseminated hypopigmented keratosis is a rare distinct clinical entity. This report describes the case of a 19-year-old male patient who developed disseminated hypopigmented keratosis 2 months after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pineal choriocarcinoma. The patient displayed numerous tiny whitish or depigmented macules and papules on the chest, back, posterior neck, shoulders, arms, and thighs, closely resembling lichen nitidus.
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November 2024
Thoracic Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA.
Choriocarcinoma is a malignant germ cell tumor containing syncytiotrophoblasts and secreting human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), often associated with a poor prognosis. Reports of primary choriocarcinoma of the lung with lymph node metastasis are extremely rare in the literature. Here, we report a surgically treated case of primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma in a 32-year-old woman.
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